Download or read book The Japanese Issues and Perspective on the Convergence of International Accounting Standards written by Mitsuru Misawa and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the Japanese accounting method is a unique one of its own, Japanese companies trying to finance overseas are expected to be requested to disclose their performances based on the foreign countries' standards, or to disclose the tables for adjusting differences with these standards. It will be a major handicap for those Japanese companies as they will have difficulty in efficiently raising funds in the overseas markets.In consideration of these problems, it is a correct direction to change the Japanese accounting standards to international standards. However, the Japanese accounting standards were not built overnight but rather are backed by a long history and are deeply entangled with other regulations. There are other factors such as differences of culture and sense of values. In order to adopt the International Accounting Standards, reviews of other related laws such as the Commercial Law, the Securities Exchange Law and the Tax Law would become necessary.Consequently, a quick adoption of the International Accounting Standard is less likely to occur; it will most likely occur rather slowly. It is also a problem to be considered and solved in the overall process of total internationalization of the system of the Japanese economy. Although the Japanese effort of converging international with its domestic accounting standards is essential in the long run, Japan will have to take a position on the short term basis that each country should adopt a quot;mutual approvalquot; policy as long as the accounting standards of the respective countries are equivalent. This is a realistic measure for Japan for the time being.
Download or read book International Convergence of Accounting Standards written by Sei-Ichi Kaneko and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this study is to identify key issues for convergence of Japanese and international accounting standards and to present constituents' views about these topics. We investigate the financial impact of requirements relating to fair value measurement, comprehensive income items, leases and business combinations in the financial statements of 50 large listed Japanese firms at 31 March 2005. This analysis provides the setting for our report of the views of Japanese preparers and users of financial statements about convergence of Japanese and international accounting standards, following convergence initiatives over the period 1997-2005. A survey of 974 members of the Securities Analysts Association of Japan indicated support for convergence and the use of fair value measurement, disclosure of comprehensive income, recognition of leases and use of the purchase method for consolidation. Our financial analysis of firms shows that these topics are relevant for many firms. We report support from both preparers and users for several positions favoured by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), a positive signal for achieving convergence goals in Japan.
Download or read book International Perspectives on Accounting and Corporate Behavior written by Kunio Ito and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-07-08 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the globalization of accounting standards occurring through convergence to International Financial Reporting Standards, local accounting systems are deeply intertwined with each country’s unique institutions such as its corporate system, disclosure practices and enforcement mechanisms. First, this book empirically analyzes the effects of globalization and localization of accounting rules on corporate behavior such as earnings management, signaling, investment behavior and dividend payout policy. Second, the book unravels the economic consequences of disclosure based on the concept of self-disciplining enforcement such as management forecasts, environmental disclosures and risk disclosures by Japanese firms. This volume is a step forward in understanding the link between accounting and corporate behavior based on a new institutional accounting approach.
Download or read book Accounting Regulation in Japan written by Masatsugu Sanada and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-09-18 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Little has been published on accounting standards in Japan and how they have developed. The purpose of this study is to construct a historical narrative of the interplay between accounting standards in Japan and theories of regulation. The authors demonstrate that delegation of the authority for accounting standard setting to the private sector in Japan is incomplete, and thus, the role of the public sector remains important. In the discussion about IFRS implementation in Japan, the movement in the United States, industry opinions, and ideological conflict between fair value versus historical cost play important roles. These elements combined led to the ambiguous coexistence of four sets of accounting standards in Japan. First, by using an explaining-outcome process-tracing method, the authors examine how these sets of standards occurred and explore the significance of each. Second, they deliver an explanation of this unique coexistence through the lens of theories of regulation. In doing so, they provide an overview of the history of the recent development of accounting regulation in Japan and offer an up-to-date response to current affairs or policy debates in Japan that have been rapidly changing. Providing a rare insight into accounting regulation in Japan, an IFRS non-application country, this concise text will be of great interest to researchers and advanced students in international accounting and accounting regulation.
Download or read book Current Business and Legal Issues in Japan s Banking and Finance Industry written by Mitsuru Misawa and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2011 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese corporate behavior and practice raises a number of issues for international businessmen, accountants and lawyers, and there are many things that they find difficult to understand. Thus, their interest in the current Japanese market and economy is significant and increasingly prominent. This book will showcase tremendous insight to both Japanese and American issues of finance, law and business; the author's expertise in these three areas will contribute to a very unique perspective. As the data provided in Current Business and Legal Issues in Japan's Banking and Finance Industry is pertinent to understanding Japanese laws and business practices, this text will be of great interest to foreign companies wanting to be successful in Japan.
Download or read book Institutional Change and Performativity written by Noriaki Okamoto and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book International Accounting and Multinational Enterprises written by Lee H. Radebaugh and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-01-04 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Make informed decisions in today's dynamic international business environments International accounting has never been so exciting. Not only is the pace of international business, finance, and investment rapidly increasing, but we are also moving closer than ever before toward a convergence of accounting standards worldwide. Updated and revised to keep pace with these changes, this Sixth Edition of Radebaugh, Gray, and Black's International Accounting and Multinational Enterprises focuses on international business strategies and how accounting applies to these strategies. You'll learn how to use financial and accounting information across borders, and make more informed decisions in an increasingly complex international business environment. The authors also explain the key factors, including cultural differences, that influence accounting standards and practices in different countries, and how those factors impact the harmonization of standards worldwide. New to This Edition: * New coauthor, Ervin L. Black of Brigham Young University. * Updated coverage on corporate governance, Sarbanes-Oxley, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), and how these forces affect U.S.-based multinationals, as well as companies in other countries. * Increased coverage of the efforts of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) to establish a uniform set of International Financial Reporting Standards (IRFS) worldwide and its interface with different national standard setters, especially the FASB. Special attention is given to the experience of the European Union and Australia in adopting IFRS in 2005. * A web-based International Accounting Practice Problem, which helps students see how to apply IFRS to a set of transactions. * Brief, user-oriented examples called Strategic Decision Points at the beginning of each chapter. * Expanded end-of-chapter material, including more discussion questions and exercises. * New cases (two per chapter) on the web. * Accounting for foreign exchange is now covered in two chapters. One chapter focuses on accounting issues, and the other chapter, which is new, focuses on foreign exchange risk management.
Download or read book Japanese Accounting written by Kyōjirō Someya and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much attenton has been given to Japanese business, but this has mainly focused on management practices, production systems and manufacturing, and the business system. Very little has been written about Japanese accounting. In this new work, Kyojiro Someya, a former president of the Japanese Accounting Association and now Director of the Japan Accounting Research Institute, presents an overview of developments under three main headings: Japanese Accounting History, Problems in Financial Accounting Theory, and Cash Flow Accounting.
Download or read book Current Business And Legal Issues In Japan s Banking And Finance Industry 2nd Edition written by Mitsuru Misawa and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-04-20 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the 2nd edition of the author's earlier book with the same title. It contains additional five chapters that are added to reflect the most recent changes in the economy and law in Japan.At a time when foreign interest in the current Japanese market and economy is significant and becoming increasingly prominent, Japanese corporate behavior and practices are two potentially confusing areas for international businessmen, accountants and lawyers. This book features numerous insights into Japanese perspectives on finance, law and business, based on the author's expertise in these three areas. As the data provided in this book is pertinent to understanding Japanese laws and business practices, this text will be of great interest to foreign companies aspiring to be successful in Japan./a
Download or read book Aiming for Global Accounting Standards written by Kees Camfferman and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 689 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a historical study of the body that sets International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) - the basis for financial reporting. It provides extensive background information to help practitioners, policy-makers, researchers, and educators form a deeper understanding of the people, the forces, and events that have shaped IFRSs.
Download or read book Corporate Governance in Japan written by N. Demise and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-11-22 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the result of an international comparative study of corporate governance begun in 2002, and provides analysis of the issue as it applies to management, moral hazards, accounting practices, and the institutional investor from both a Japanese and a global perspective. The study presents a view of the company as an entity that not only maximizes profit for stockholders but that also has a social role to play in maintaining a sustainable society.
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Download or read book Current Business and Legal Issues in Japan s Banking and Finance Industry written by Mitsuru Misawa and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is one of the few books written in English by a Japanese author with expertise in finance, law and business. The book presents issues pertaining to the three areas from Japan's and US viewpoints, and is based on ten articles, published in reputable journals, on current issues in finance and law in Japan. It includes additional comments on Japan's banking and finance industry. The book contains a number of citations which will help readers understand more about Japanese law and finance. It also serves as a reference source for people outside Japan interested in Japanese law and finance. This book will be of interest to businessmen, accountants and lawyers who wish to know more about the second largest economy in the world.
Download or read book International Financial Reporting written by Clare B. Roberts and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2005 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully updated to reflect the ongoing changes in international accounting standards, International Financial Reporting contrasts the processes of convergence on global harmonisation with the continuing causes of national diversity in accounting and accountability. It analyses the work of the International Accounting Standards Board in setting internationally applied standards (IFRS) of measurement and disclosure. Key Features Chapters on research in international accounting, commended by users of previous editions. Coverage of use of accounting information by global market participants. Includes examples of accounting practices drawn from the published accounts and reports of multinational companies such as Heineken, Kingfisher, Kodak and Wal-Mart. A chapter on 'issues in multinational accounting' provides a comparative discussion of national practices in relation to IFRS. New to this edition Increased focus on accountability in corporate reporting, particularly the impact of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Focus on the whole annual report including narrative reporting The development of financial reporting practices across Europe is integrated in one chapter with particular reference to Poland as the largest economy entering the EU in the 2004 enlargement. International Financial Reporting: A Comparative Approach is ideal for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of accounting and international business, studying in any country throughout the world. Clare Roberts BSc MSc PhD is Professor of Accounting at the University of Aberdeen. She has held permanent teaching positions in the UK at Glasgow and Exeter Universities, and visiting positions in the US at Texas A & M University and the University of California Santa Barbara, and in Australia at Newcastle University, New South Wales. Pauline Weetman BA (Oxon) BSc PhD CA is Professor of Accounting at the University of Strathclyde and was formerly Dean of Faculty and Professor of Accounting at Heriot-Watt University. She received the British Accounting Association's Distinguished Academic Award in 2005. Paul Gordon BA MA FCA is Lecturer in Accounting and Finance at Heriot-Watt University, having held positions at Glasgow, Aberdeen and Wales (Bangor).
Download or read book Japan written by International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2017-09-18 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report assesses the observance of Basel Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision in Japan. Banking regulations and supervisory processes have undergone significant improvements since the last Financial Sector Assessment Program. The Japan Financial Services Agency is in the process of reforming its supervisory practices and has been shifting its focus from assessing compliance with prudential requirements to a more sophisticated and forward-looking risk-based approach to supervising banks and bank holding companies. Although the supervisory framework is generally sound, some key priority areas need to be addressed. Corporate governance and risk management remains an area that needs further work to strengthen independence of boards.
Download or read book Globalisation of Accounting Standards written by Jayne Maree Godfrey and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Jayne Godfrey and Keryn Chalmers explore the intricacies of the globalisation of accounting standards - arguably one of the most significant business developments of the wider globalisation process during the past two decades. They examine the key issues and implications of this harmonization of accounting standards from the perspectives of a diverse range of worldwide stakeholders. "Globalisation of Accounting Standards" shows that globalisation approaches differ significantly because countries seek to maintain varying degrees of sovereignty over their regulations. International differences in economic, political, legal, religious and social characteristics also affect globalisation approaches and, in turn, influence national accounting standard-setting agendas. The book explores why countries relinquish their existing national accounting standard-setting regimes to join the global movement. It also seeks to resolve questions such as: To what extent are national incentives altruistic, economic, political or social? Who are the winners and losers in the process? This authoritative book is thoroughly researched and expertly informed. Written by both academics and regulators, it tackles a critical and controversial issue in the globalisation movement. As such, it will be of great interest to a wide-ranging audience including: international, national, private and public sector standard-setters, economic regulators, accounting academics and political economists and strategists.
Download or read book Accounting and Financial Reporting in Japan written by Frederick D. S. Choi and published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. This book was released on 1987 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
